Pattaya restaurant owner criticised for beating her employees

[snoop1130]

 

A Thai customer and netizens condemned the owner of a BBQ restaurant in Pattaya for brutally punishing her employees with beatings.

 

A customer at the restaurant witnessed the owner’s punishment on her staff and shared a video of the incident on social media. In the video, the female restaurant owner is seen beating a male staff member wearing a red shirt with a wooden stick. The owner struck the man 11 times in front of other staff members and customers.

 

The video quickly went viral, grabbing the attention of several Thai news agencies, prompting reporters to seek more details on the punishment.

 

The customer, who shared the video, told PPTV HD that the male employee and five others were punished because they were late for work.

 

The punishment stirred controversy on Thai social media. A great number of Thai netizens disagreed with this method of punishment, stating that it violated human rights.

 

Some argued that while some workers deserved punishment for repeated rule violations, others disagreed, suggesting that repeated wrongdoing should result in a salary cut or job termination.

 

The restaurant owner, 33 year old Yuwadee Boonsarn, later clarified the situation with several media outlets. Yuwadee clarified that beatings were the prescribed punishment for employees who arrived late to work. She added that this disciplinary measure was a rule unanimously agreed upon by all staff members at the restaurant.

 

Employees defend boss

 

Yuwadee stated that she used to deduct five baht per minute from late employees’ salaries but some employees almost lost their entire income due to this rule.

 

She then started to punish them with a week to two-week suspension but the employees struggled to pay their bills. Eventually, they agreed to accept beatings as punishment for being late.

 

Yuwadee emphasised that she sought her employees’ consent for this punishment and they agreed without anger. Everyone involved signed an agreement, including Yuwadee, who stated she would also be subject to the same punishment if she arrived late.

 

An 18 year old male employee in the video, Pacharapon Sidapromp, told PPTV HD that he was not angry at Yuwadee. He wanted netizens to understand that he and others agreed on the punishment.

 

Another employee, 22 year old Nattawadee Komonwanit, defended Yuwadee as a kind employer who chose physical punishment over financial deductions. She urged netizens not to criticise Yuwadee, saying they worked together like family members.

 

However, despite Pacharapon’s acceptance of the punishment, his mother, 37 year old Anong, disagreed with the punishment and reported the matter to the Mueang Pattaya Police Station.

 

Yuwadee later announced the cancellation of the punishment, opting instead to deduct employees’ salaries. She explained that she previously chose beatings out of concern for her employees’ income but she would no longer involve herself in the matter.

 

Nevertheless, deducting employees’ salaries for lateness still violates Thai labour laws under Section 76 of the Labour Protection Act. Employers who fail to comply with the law may face imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of up to 100,000 baht, or both.

 

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo by Rts ZimMii via PPTV HD

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-02

 

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[keith101]

Just pure assault and she should be arrested and charged for it , it's on video so she can't deny it .

People should boycott the place (name it) so she makes very little money for her abuse of staff , a deduction in pay for always being late is the right way not physical abuse .

Edited April 2 by keith101

[jvs]

In all my years of working i have never been late because of my own doing,vehicle breakdown

was to blame but maybe 5 times in all.

What is wrong with showing up on time?

This situation of beating employees is just crazy!

It shows how far behind Thai society is.

 

[Rampant Rabbit]

How much is 1  session? for a friend obviously

[Rampant Rabbit]

12 minutes ago, jvs said:

In all my years of working i have never been late because of my own doing,vehicle breakdown

was to blame but maybe 5 times in all.

What is wrong with showing up on time?

This situation of beating employees is just crazy!

It shows how far behind Thai society is.

 

Looks  like hes  smiling to me.

[CartagenaWarlock]

Just now, jvs said:

It shows how far behind Thai society is.

But people love this society to travel thousands of miles, live like refugees (year-to-year contract), and marry women of this society for a decent life because their own society can't provide them with a decent life or women of their own culture. Maybe, if Thai society is not far behind, their lives will be doomed. 

[Korat Kiwi]

She can beat me if she likes.... 

 

And yes he seems to be enjoying it too. 

 

There's money to be made here... 

[0ffshore360]

Does this restaurant have an upstairs and what happens up there if it does ?

[Liverpool Lou]

48 minutes ago, jvs said:

This situation of beating employees is just crazy!

It shows how far behind Thai society is.

"It shows how far behind Thai society is".

It does not show that at all, this is one employer, not Thailand as a whole.

[Brickleberry]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Nevertheless, deducting employees’ salaries for lateness still violates Thai labour laws under Section 76 of the Labour Protection Act. Employers who fail to comply with the law may face imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of up to 100,000 baht, or both.

 

Why was the most important information squeezed in at the end of article?

 

I also had a Thai female boss who used to do this. It never affected me, but several employees would lose a fair chunk of their salaries at the end. Why on earth the employees were applauding the fact that she was breaking the law is beyond me.

[PremiumLane]

3 hours ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

But people love this society to travel thousands of miles, live like refugees (year-to-year contract), and marry women of this society for a decent life because their own society can't provide them with a decent life or women of their own culture. Maybe, if Thai society is not far behind, their lives will be doomed. 

 

Didn't know women were to be "provided" by society, last time I looked they were free to be with who they wanted 

[ikke1959]

Slavery in Thailand, it still exists.......

[spidermike007]

This whole thing is about as fishy as a seafood market. Number one it didn't look like much of a beating, number two she looks really hot and I might even consider letting her beat me! And number three if she truly was beating her employees I seriously doubt that they would encourage that behavior, as she claims. 

[KayDeeDee]

Looks like a little B &  D  , She looks like she is enjoying it and employee too  

[1duckyboy]

She's a sadist in a position of power over others.

[jacko45k]

Publicity stunt.

[TorquayFan]

So crazy it must be a stunt !

 

Otherwise absolutely shocking and disgusting - she should be prosecuted.

 

 

[Denim]

25 minutes ago, KayDeeDee said:

Looks like a little B &  D  , She looks like she is enjoying it and employee too  

 

Black and Decker ?  People use power tools now ?

 

I need to get out more.

[Rampant Rabbit]

12 hours ago, jvs said:

In all my years of working i have never been late because of my own doing,vehicle breakdown

was to blame but maybe 5 times in all.

What is wrong with showing up on time?

This situation of beating employees is just crazy!

It shows how far behind Thai society is.

 

Yeah being late is a no no for  me but Thailand has a bit of a "doesnt matter" attitude to that. Wife used to be like that too until she  started working for herself and making appointments, some people would turn up 2-3  hours  late

[Gottfrid]

12 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"It shows how far behind Thai society is".

It does not show that at all, this is one employer, not Thailand as a whole.

I don´t think it was the actual beating that shows how far beyond Thailand is. I would concentrate more on the lawful possibility to make a contract between employer and employees that includes violent punishment, as if it where hundreds of years ago in the US plantation fields.

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

How much is 1  session? for a friend obviously

The last two strokes she really drove home... 

[ChrisY1]

Children in adults bodies!

[thesetat]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

A Thai customer and netizens condemned the owner of a BBQ restaurant in Pattaya for brutally punishing her employees with beatings.

 

A customer at the restaurant witnessed the owner’s punishment on her staff and shared a video of the incident on social media. In the video, the female restaurant owner is seen beating a male staff member wearing a red shirt with a wooden stick. The owner struck the man 11 times in front of other staff members and customers.

 

The video quickly went viral, grabbing the attention of several Thai news agencies, prompting reporters to seek more details on the punishment.

 

The customer, who shared the video, told PPTV HD that the male employee and five others were punished because they were late for work.

 

The punishment stirred controversy on Thai social media. A great number of Thai netizens disagreed with this method of punishment, stating that it violated human rights.

 

Some argued that while some workers deserved punishment for repeated rule violations, others disagreed, suggesting that repeated wrongdoing should result in a salary cut or job termination.

 

The restaurant owner, 33 year old Yuwadee Boonsarn, later clarified the situation with several media outlets. Yuwadee clarified that beatings were the prescribed punishment for employees who arrived late to work. She added that this disciplinary measure was a rule unanimously agreed upon by all staff members at the restaurant.

 

Employees defend boss

 

Yuwadee stated that she used to deduct five baht per minute from late employees’ salaries but some employees almost lost their entire income due to this rule.

 

She then started to punish them with a week to two-week suspension but the employees struggled to pay their bills. Eventually, they agreed to accept beatings as punishment for being late.

 

Yuwadee emphasised that she sought her employees’ consent for this punishment and they agreed without anger. Everyone involved signed an agreement, including Yuwadee, who stated she would also be subject to the same punishment if she arrived late.

 

An 18 year old male employee in the video, Pacharapon Sidapromp, told PPTV HD that he was not angry at Yuwadee. He wanted netizens to understand that he and others agreed on the punishment.

 

Another employee, 22 year old Nattawadee Komonwanit, defended Yuwadee as a kind employer who chose physical punishment over financial deductions. She urged netizens not to criticise Yuwadee, saying they worked together like family members.

 

However, despite Pacharapon’s acceptance of the punishment, his mother, 37 year old Anong, disagreed with the punishment and reported the matter to the Mueang Pattaya Police Station.

 

Yuwadee later announced the cancellation of the punishment, opting instead to deduct employees’ salaries. She explained that she previously chose beatings out of concern for her employees’ income but she would no longer involve herself in the matter.

 

Nevertheless, deducting employees’ salaries for lateness still violates Thai labour laws under Section 76 of the Labour Protection Act. Employers who fail to comply with the law may face imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of up to 100,000 baht, or both.

 

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo by Rts ZimMii via PPTV HD

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-02

 

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They must have learned this behavior as well as the punishment from their days in school. Accept the beating and defend the person giving the punishment. 

[Bangkok Barry]

14 hours ago, keith101 said:

Just pure assault and she should be arrested and charged for it , it's on video so she can't deny it .

 

She doesn't even try to:

The restaurant owner, 33 year old Yuwadee Boonsarn, later clarified the situation with several media outlets. Yuwadee clarified that beatings were the prescribed punishment for employees who arrived late to work.

 

Just more savagery in the land of smiles.

[Bangkok Barry]

 

I suppose sacking the errant staff was out of the question? No, let's resort to criminal assault and then claim the staff wanted her to do it.

[Wuvu2]

12 hours ago, MrPancake said:

How can you take Thailand seriously as a civilized society when you see things like that ?

I say the same thing to myself every day about my birth country the USA 

[BayArea]

Looks he was a willing participant to test out the effectiveness of the whip.😂

[Almer]

15 hours ago, keith101 said:

Just pure assault and she should be arrested and charged for it , it's on video so she can't deny it .

People should boycott the place (name it) so she makes very little money for her abuse of staff , a deduction in pay for always being late is the right way not physical abuse .

Can not make deductions, it is agaignst labour laws

[mikebell]

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

I suppose sacking the errant staff was out of the question? No, let's resort to criminal assault and then claim the staff wanted her to do it.

If you sacked every Thai who came late for work, the whole country would grind to a halt. Thais are genetically lazy hence foreign workers are imported to fill jobs Thais won't do: ie those that require work.

[Grumpy one]

Were they getting ready to do a tribute performance of Ian Drury and the Blockheads 

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